52 examples of embezzlement in sentences

"They want him for embezzlement and will soon get on his trail, but the wash-out's broke the wires and I reckon he'll cross the frontier ahead.

"In a few days, when my investigations are complete, I will give you the option of being arrested for embezzlement of funds belonging to Joseph Wegg and the Thompsons, or restoring to them every penny of their money.

Besides treason there were other crimes against the State, such as a breach of the peace, extortion on the part of provincial governors, embezzlement of public property, stealing sacred things, bribery,most of which offences were punished by pecuniary penalties.

" "On what charge?" "On a charge of being concerned in a big embezzlement in Cochin China," he answered.

"He holds a warrant for his arrest on a charge of embezzlement in Cochin China.

ence of the embezzlement of his treasures, and the loss of the best of his officers and troops, and the horrible devastations, calamities, and losses which his empire had sustained; yet he made himself master of all the provinces which had revolted from his authority.

Of the conduct of the officials in the provinces, of their luxurious living at the expense of the public purse, of their embezzlement more especially of the spoil, of the incipient system of bribery and extortion, we shall speak in the sequel.

It caused espionage, robberies of all sorts, embezzlement, and bribery on a large scale.

Charge of Embezzlement.Misfortune.

There were at least nine of these permanent courts (Quaestiones Perpetuae): the Quaestio Majestatis; de vi; de sicariis &c; de veneficiis; de parricidio; de falso; de repetundis; peculatus; ambitus; or courts for trying cases of treason, violence, assassination, poisoning, parricide, forgery, extortion, embezzlement, and bribery.

A part of Jourde's cash was hidden in the lining of his waistcoat; he declared that it was the only sum taken by him out of the moneys belonging to the state, thus clearly proving that he had been guilty of embezzlement.

And yet you have the impudence to tell me that I am guilty of embezzlement, with corruption.

The history of the Heptarchy is one of murder, arson, rapine, assault and battery, breach of the peace, petty larceny, and the embezzlement of the enemy's wife.

He had trouble with St. Dunstan, charging him with the embezzlement of church funds, and compelled him to leave the country.

It encourages embezzlement to leave it in banks too long.

Give men the handling of immense sums of money, and all the eyes of Argus and the hands of Briarcus can hardly prevent embezzlement.

At one time, being rather short of cash, he helped himself to a five-dollar bill from my mother's drawer; but even his conscience scarcely resting under so heavy an embezzlement, he got it changed, took half a dollar, and then put the rest back in the drawer.

This might be a case of embezzlement such as he had before known among his younger patrons.

"It was held of old, and continued for a long period, to be an established principle in Scotch law, that whoever intermeddled with the effects of a person deceased, without the interposition of legal authority to guard against embezzlement, should be subjected to pay all the debts of the deceased, as having been guilty of what was technically called vitious intromission.

To prevent waste or embezzlement is the only inducement to allowancing them at allfor if, instead of a peck they could eat a bushel of meal a week fairly, and required it, I would not withold or begrudge it them.

Gambling, lotteries, and speculation cause embezzlement, crime, unhappy homes, and wrecked lives.

To prevent waste or embezzlement is the only inducement to allowancing of them at allfor if, instead of a peck they could eat a bushel of meal a week fairly, and required it, I would not withhold or begrudge it them."

there are the very words, 'Forgery, Swindling, Embezzlement!'

He was flying from England, having been suspected of some embezzlement.

He says he has been living on Moy's hush- money all this time, for not bringing to light some embezzlement of your mother's money, and letting the blame light on that poor cousin of yours, Douglas." Herbert was amazed at the lighting up of his Rector's worn, anxious face.

52 examples of  embezzlement  in sentences